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Indeed it is. Doesn't make it a good thing.

However, I think the entertainment industry is particularly fond of this.

My guess is because its products are both luxury items (so moral arguments against the same practices in housing or pharma don't necessarily apply) and items that consumers potentially have enormous emotional investment in. So once you've managed to build a fanbase, you can get away with a lot before the fans will seriously consider quitting.